Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Discussion Board

Thank you for the helpful suggestion. I will give it a try.

UPDATE: I've been off the Gabapentin about a month and a half and still no relief from the metallic taste. PCP Doc says it might tame 2-3 months, but might never resolve. Oh Joy! Lyrica is still keeping the RLS at bay, so I thank my stars for that. If I lose a few pounds because all my food and drin...

I asked my doc to prescribe the Lyrica (generic is Pregabalin) and have been taking it in place of Gaba for three days. It works faster than Gaba and just as well, maybe better. The conversion is 1/6 dosage of Pregaba for what is taken as Gaba, so I'm taking 50mg of Pregaba in place of 300mg Gaba. T...

Thanks so much for your reply. I am taking the 100mg caps, three of them. So I can go down 100mg at a time. The Lyrica is a great idea and worth trying. I think that each person has different side effects, so I'm not surprised that you didn't experience the metallic taste. Maybe I have my solution i...

My RLS started in the hospital as I recovered from a mini-stoke. The first drug of choice was prescribed by my Neuro doc, Requip. It worked until it didn't. After a few months, I experienced what I now know as augmentation and had to stop. The next drug prescribed was Gabapentin. I was told to keep ...